Man on a Mission
Theme of the week: Make Your Talents Count
Monday, April 9, 2012
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Key Bible Verse: Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. (Isaiah 58:7) Dig Deeper: Isaiah 58:6-12
Sean Lambert is president of Youth With a Mission San Diego/Baja. While on a mission trip in Tijuana, Sean and his daughter, Andrea, joined a team of 15 people to build a house for a poverty-stricken family. When the house was complete and the family moved in, Andrea pointed out another poor family living in an abandoned bus adjacent to the new home being built and said, "Daddy, are you going to build them a house?"
Andrea's words moved Sean to build a second house and Homes of Hope was born. Starting with this single house in Tijuana, Mexico, Homes of Hope has now built 3,482 homes for poor families in 10 different nations. One of the "talents" knitted into Sean's make-up is his compassion for the poor. He was faithful with the one house God sent him to build and so God put him in charge of many. Today, Homes of Hope impacts needy families in five key areas: economic, educational, health, social and emotional, and spiritual.
Sean is an excellent example of someone who took small, simple steps in obeying God, entering into all God wanted to do in and through his life in a ministry that is now impacting 10 other nations … and growing!
—Bob Westfall in The Fulfillment Principle
My Response: I will think about people who are less fortunate than I am, and consider ways I can help meet their needs.
Adapted from The Fulfillment Principle (Leafwood, 2012) by permission. All rights reserved by the copyright holder and/or the publisher. May not be reproduced.
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Giver of all good gifts, help me to be aware of the talents with which you have equipped me; give me a vision for ways to use them for your kingdom.
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